No deal on herring, blue whiting as mackerel talks fail yet again
Mackerel talks will resume shortly, says EU commission, but one fisheries representative says sanctions are once again on agenda
Mackerel talks resume in London
New talks are due to be held in London this week
Mackerel hopes dashed as talks end with no deal
EU deplores 0.8% difference in members' position that blocked a deal
Faroese exporter: ‘No room for three pelagic plants’
New factory, backed by pelagic catchers and Bakkafrost, is in ideal location and will complete missing link in production, director tells Undercurrent News. But leading pelagic exporter Vardin warns it will cause overcapacity
French blue whiting catcher to replace two vessels, invest onshore
As it turns 80 years old, UK Fisheries-backed Compagnie des peches de Saint-Malo plans to replace its two factory trawlers, while investing €4m onshore
Mackerel talks extended to next week
Extension prolongs uncertainty in market, as talk is that EU, Faroes and Iceland could have reached agreement on access to quota, but were unable to bring Norway to unison
Poor weather pushes prices up in Spain’s main fish markets
Behind price increases of up to 160% there were waves of 5 meters that kept Galician fishers at home, with some market halls shut for business during the first days of the 2014
Surges of up to 114% in 2014 fishing quotas for Spain
Spain's representatives left Brussels Tuesday with higher quotas than expected for most of its claims, the industry set for better performance next year
Atlanto-Scandian herring talks to continue in 2014 after third round fails
The Faroes, Iceland, Norway, Russia and the EU have failed to agree on 2014 allocations for herring and blue whiting
Analysts warn Nigeria over planned fish import ban
Government's plan to reduce imports by 25% every year would cause 'severe shortages', and appears poorly thought-out, warn analysts